Articles by Tharshini Ashokan

Education, FASEA

FASEA approves CPA, CAANZ education credits

FASEA accounting education credits

FASEA has confirmed coursework related to professional accounting designations will count towards its mandatory education standards for financial advisers.

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ATO, Compliance

ATO urges caution on death benefit income streams

Death benefit income streams

SMSF death benefit income streams must satisfy minimum pension requirements in order to meet compulsory cashing requirements and remain compliant, the ATO has warned.

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ATO, Regulation

Auditor numbers misuse a red flag for ATO

SMSF auditor number misuse

The ATO has found nearly 1500 instances of potential fraud linked to the use of SMSF auditor numbers included with annual returns for the 2017 financial year.

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Administration, Documentation

EPOAs may save trustees future trouble

SMSF enduring power of attorney

Trustees who do not grant an enduring power of attorney while they have the capacity to do so may place their SMSF at risk of being non-compliant in the future, an SMSF expert says.

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Financial Planning

SMSF unmet advice needs grow

financial advice needs SMSFs

The unmet financial advice needs for SMSFs are varied and growing, with the majority of funds reluctant to seek advice on their unmet needs.

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Superannuation

SG increase would benefit more than retirees

Superannuation guarantee increase

A superannuation guarantee increase would be a good thing for Australia, but a new metric is needed to better measure the potential benefits.

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Administration, Compliance

SMSF record-keeping essential to compliance

SMSF record-keeping requirements

Trustees should be aware of their record-keeping requirements under the SIS Act in order to stay compliant, an expert says.

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Education, FASEA

Industry experts launch FASEA exam prep program

help advisers prepare for FASEA exam

A number of industry experts have joined forces to create a program to help financial advisers prepare for the FASEA exam.

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Investments, Strategy

SMSF strategies can help non-SMSF investors

SMSF; investment; strategy; investors

An SMSF investment strategy can provide essential guidance to investors, even if they don’t have an SMSF, a personal finance expert says.

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Property, Retirement

Equity release may help keep super intact

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Equity release solutions should be used to reduce the rising number of Australians using their superannuation to ease mortgage debts.

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